1.5.5. WebQuiz XP

WebQuiz XP is a web-based quiz, test, and assesment tool that focuses on ease of use. It is made by an Italian comany names SmartLite Software. It seems like a very well-rounded set of sftware but is still lacking in some areas that our Test Tool will improve upon.

Good Features:

Cross-platform test taking
Cross-platform test proctoring
Allows all common quesiton types
Allows HTML in question bodys (i.e. for images and links)
Scoring of questions is flexible
Question scoring is flexible
User interface is excellent
Ability to export test for printing
Flexible test taking views
Can require a UserID and Password
Can monitor student's progress during test
Automatic grading at end of test
Test answers and scores can be exported

Bad Features:

Can only use Windows to create tests
E-mailing of scores in plaintext is insecure
Web-based test-taking only
Requires a dedicated web-server to host tests

Missing Features:

No ability to manage question databases for later re-use of questions
No contextual information for questions (difficulty, estimated time to answer, keywords)
Can only build tests by entering all the questions manually, can't choose questions from other tests
Can't randomize question order for each test
Can't alert students to errors in the questions during test (at least on-line)
No way to see what questions you have and haven't answered during a test
No ability to limit time to take test
Teacher can't adjust scores or make notes on student's tests
Can't call an outside program/script to evaluate the answer to a question

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